Mergen, Berna ErdoğmuşDağlı, Zehra2022-02-072022-02-072012Mergen, B. E. vd. (2012). "Characteristics of Turkish marital properties of Turkish outpatient population". Healthmed, 6(5), 1699-1703.1840-2291http://hdl.handle.net/11452/24359Objective: To dispose the marital properties, problems and resolution ways among Turkish people based on our trial. Materials & methods: This was a population-based, cross-sectional study. Four hundred and ninety two people addressing to three different health centers have been contributed to study by a written informed consent during September, 2004 and November, 2004. Subjects completed a questionnaire assessing their marriages. Results analyzed in SPSS 11.0. T-test, covariance, linear regression and descriptive statistics used. Results: Of subjects, 88 % were women and 12 % men. Mean age was 42.5 +/- 10.34(SD). Wedding age and marriage duration found higher in men than women. Youth prefers flirting more than elder people do. Violence found in 13.5 % of subjects: all women. Divorce thought by 22.6 % of the subjects in any time of marriage. Conclusion: Turkish couples have different marital properties compared to other nations because of strictness to religion, morale and traditions.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessGeneral & internal medicineFamilyMarriageMarital problemsAlcohol-useViolenceCouplesTherapyGenderViewArticle0003059144000272-s2.0-848632250001699170365Medicine, general & internalSexual; Arousal; OrgasmAdultAlcohol consumptionArticleCigarette smokingControlled studyCross-sectional studyDivorceEducational statusEmployment statusFamily violenceFemaleGroups by ageHappinessHealth centerHumanIncomeMajor clinical studyMaleMarriageOutpatientPopulation researchQuestionnaireSex differenceSexualityTurkey (republic)